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Captain Train (previously ''Capitaine Train''〔“(''Notre nom prend l’Eurostar'' )” on Captain Train’s blog〕) is a French online travel agency which provides a booking platform for purchasing train tickets in Europe. Through either its web interface or mobile apps, customers can purchase tickets for a variety of European rail operators: SNCF (including its subsidiaries Ouigo, iDTGV and OUIBUS), Deutsche Bahn, Eurostar, Thalys, Lyria, Trenitalia, Italo and Thello, at the same price as if bought from the official website of each party, including recognition of applicable loyalty cards or vouchers and with e-ticket support. The company was founded in May 2009, after the SNCF's online service, Voyages-sncf.com, was opened to resellers, with the purpose of providing the simplest possible interface, primarily for the purchase of train tickets, and without any advertising. After two years during which it was first private and then invitation-only during beta testing,〔(Capitaine Train, la start-up qui révolutionne la vente de billets de train sur Internet ), press communication of Captain Train, April 2nd, 2011〕 the service was made publicly available in October 2012.〔(Le site ouvre ses portes au public ), on the blog of Captain Train, 8 October 2012〕 At first it was accessible only through the web application; an app for iOS became available in late October 2013,〔(L’application iPhone Capitaine Train est disponible sur l’App Store ), On the company's blog, 30 October 30 2013〕 and an Android app in March 2014.〔(Capitaine Train débarque sur Android ! ), Captain Train's blog, 25 March 2014〕〔(L’application Capitaine Train est disponible sur Android ), Gizmodo, 25 March 2014〕 the service had approximately users.〔(With 200,000 users, Capitaine Train comes to Android ), on (Rude Baguette ), 25 March 2014〕 == Service == The service requires the creation of a user account, which allows tickets to be saved and pre-booked for a certain amount of time (without requiring payment).〔(Can I pre-book my tickets and pay later? ), Captain Train Help Section, 20 January 2015〕 It also stores applicable fare information (such as age and loyalty cards)〔(How do I add my discount or rail card? ), Captain Train Help Section, 12 March 2015〕 in addition to preferences and patterns of travel (such as comfort class and frequently searched for destinations). The customer can then compare itineraries between any two stations served by the included railway services, and reserve, buy or cancel tickets. The service prefers e-tickets,〔(How will I receive and print my tickets? ) Captain Train Help Section, 7 May 2015〕 where available, over traditional physical tickets. Any vouchers or coupons offered by carriers are accepted for payment. Once a ticket is booked, it is saved in the user account which can be accessed via web interface or one of the service's respective apps. Captain Train can be accessed either via a web application, which is compatible with tablet browsers (running either iOS or Android),〔(Capitaine Train sur l’iPad et les tablettes Android ), Captain Train blog, 30 April 2013〕 or via apps for iOS or Android smartphones.〔 Captain Train covers the following railway companies: SNCF (including its subsidiaries Ouigo, iDTGV and OUIBUS), Deutsche Bahn, Eurostar, Thalys, Lyria, Trenitalia, Italo and Thello. Its service therefore covers all of France, Germany and Italy and extends into all neighbouring countries: the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland and Spain. The service is available in French, English, German and Italian. Captain Train works through the carriers' own reservation systems for all searches and transactions; it acts strictly as an intermediary between them and passengers, and does not hold the tickets which it buys and resells. Prices are those charged by the carriers, with no added service charge; Captain Train receives a commission from the carrier on each ticket sale. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Captain Train」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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